TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1556, 15 June 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

Per Press Association. Maori RemainsJSkw Plymouth, To-day. A telegram from WhitecUffs states that Rewi, who was accompanying Wetere from the Waikato, on reaching Mohan had to retain home, being too ill to prbw enitd. Haw! war mminor to Viitm tn

dig up the men buried at the foot of the main support of the house to commemorate the Waitara meeting in 1878. As Wetere wishes to remove the house to . Makan, according to Maori ideas the men can only be removed by the original depositor, or those j closely connected with him, without danger 'to life, so great Is the Tapu. The twelve apostles who accompany Wetere have the authority to act for Rewi. The party then go on to Te Whiti in Parihaka. Political. Wellington, To-day. Within a day or two of the disposal of the debate on the Address-in-Reply, the Colonial Treasurer will deliver his Financial Statement, and immediately afterwards the Local Government and Charitable Aid Bills will be presented to the House. The Janet NicolL It has been decided that ths Janet Niccoli shall remain st each island three days, instead of two. The Drowsing Case. The police have fouud the punt, bottom up, in which Liardett attempted to cross Lake Wairarapa. His fowling piece was found strapped to the side of it Several

outer article* Belonging to turn were found fastened m it. It seems now beyond doubt that the unfortunate man waa drowned. Postal £ ervice. Mr Bisschief, Postmaster at Auckland, proceeds to the islands to arrange for a postal service. Boyal Visit. It is probable tnat the Queen of Rsco* tonga will pay a visit to New Zeeland ibortly. Found Dead. The body of a aoamau oelonging to the .a _ n a Lirm- S ■ ■■]»&

steamer buva, named William axoore, who hag been turning for some day*, was found in an outhouse, at the Qaeezu wharf, thia morning.

Broken Cable- * , Daring the breach in tbe cable graph opera r-ors In the principal ofiioea;will work from eight in the morning until the following morning, in fottf hour ebifta. Una of the cables across tbe Strait* will be duplexed, and it ia not expected that any serious delay will be experienced. In the large offices the usual closing between five and' seven in J> the evening is to be abolished until the repairs are completed. A cable message has been sent to Singapore fbl tbe cable repairing steamer, bat no reply baa yet (Mia r«siv«4.